Third Time’s A Charm!
byWhen my children were younger and they were first trying new foods I remember how much of it would end up on the ground,…
Piano Teaching Ideas
Articles on everything from sight reading to games in the studio!
Do you have all of that memorised or are you playing by ear?
byIntroducing Students To Jazz And Preparing Them For The Journey Ahead Witnessing a highly skilled jazz pianist improvise can be an amazing experience, but…
The Young Beginner: Keys to Connect
byFun and imagination for a Spirit of Play What is this world of the young beginner? It is fun, fantasy, and exploration. Seriousness? Teacher-driven…
The Art of the In-home Concert
byNearly everyone in my family is either a teacher or a doctor, so I’ve always been taught to place a high value on service….
The Pirate Challenge!
byEach year in my studio, I come up with a new whole studio challenge for all of my students to get involved in. This…
It’s All in the Rhythm
byA series of professional development workshops held across Victoria by the AMEB When I was first approached about these workshops, I put a question…
Beginning Improvisation — A Brief Look at Two Magical Scales
byImprovisation can be a richly rewarding pursuit and help lead to exciting new avenues of musical discovery and expression. And one needn’t necessarily have…
The Music of Eugénie Rocherolle
byEvery now and then I stumble upon a piece that I fall in love with where the composer was previously unknown to me. I…
Creating a Buzz with Film Music
byHands up if you’ve ever taught the James Bond Theme, Star Wars or the Pink Panther? My guess is that at least 99% of…
Why use Piano Adventures®?
byPiano Adventures® has set a new standard for a new century of piano teaching. It has fast become the method of choice at leading…
From the Court to the Concert Hall
byServing Up the Skills to Get Your Head in the ‘Game’ I first encountered The Inner Game of Tennis when it appeared on the…
Seeds, Not Stones
byCan we teach our students to create music, not merely perform it? Most education is based on the assumption that students arrive as ‘‘blank…